New storm water plan underway

The city is creating a long-term storm water management plan
that will replace one written last year by URS Corp.

James Stanek, Solon's director of public works, said
the city has achieved many of the goals in URS's plan,
but more needs to be done.

"It's going to take a long time," Stanek
said.

Stanek said he will ask City Council next year for two more
full-time workers to help implement the new long-term plan.
He doesn't know yet how much they would cost the city.

Also next year, the city will contact more residents about
keeping their privately owned storm water detention basins
clean of debris.

The first step will come Dec. 10, when city workers start
testing sanitary sewers in the Thornbury subdivision.
Workers will send smoke into the sewers to find leaks or
illegal connections that let storm water in.

A recent URS report found that sanitary sewers in Thornbury
and other neighborhoods collect more rain during storms than
sewers in other parts of town.

Testing is also planned for the ABC streets, another trouble
area identified by the URS report. The city will use dye to
test sanitary sewers under the ABC streets.

In addition, the city will continue to place flow monitors
in sanitary sewers around the city and complete computer
models of sewer flow in certain sections of the town, Stanek
said.

New storm water plan underway

The city is creating a long-term storm water management plan
that will replace one written last year by URS Corp.

James Stanek, Solon's director of public works, said
the city has achieved many of the goals in URS's plan,
but more needs to be done.

"It's going to take a long time," Stanek
said.

Stanek said he will ask City Council next year for two more
full-time workers to help implement the new long-term plan.
He doesn't know yet how much they would cost the city.

Also next year, the city will contact more residents about
keeping their privately owned storm water detention basins
clean of debris.

The first step will come Dec. 10, when city workers start
testing sanitary sewers in the Thornbury subdivision.
Workers will send smoke into the sewers to find leaks or
illegal connections that let storm water in.

A recent URS report found that sanitary sewers in Thornbury
and other neighborhoods collect more rain during storms than
sewers in other parts of town.

Testing is also planned for the ABC streets, another trouble
area identified by the URS report. The city will use dye to
test sanitary sewers under the ABC streets.

In addition, the city will continue to place flow monitors
in sanitary sewers around the city and complete computer
models of sewer flow in certain sections of the town, Stanek
said.